A New Era of Learning - Minnesota School Boards Association

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MINNESOTA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION
May-June 2016
A New Era of Learning
Volume 68, No. 6
Student innovation challenge blends active learning and fun
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About
Long-term Facilities Maintenance Revenue
The Reason Why MSBA is Headquartered in St. Peter
May 2016
Divisions
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UOTES OF NOTE
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MSBA Staff
STRAIGHT TALK
Kirk Schneidawind, MSBA Executive Director
J u ne 2 0 1 6
1�� BoardBook Webinar
July 2016
4�� Independence Day (no meetings)
PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Kevin Donovan, MSBA President
VENDOR DIRECTORY
Pierre Productions & Promotions, Inc.
Articles
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4–6�� MASBO Annual Conference
10�� BoardBook Webinar
19–20�� MSBA Board of Directors’ Annual
Meeting
25�� Minnesota School District Liquid Asset
Fund Plus Meeting
30�� Memorial Day (no meetings)
AUGUST 2016
7�� Early Bird Workshop
7�� MSBA Board of Directors’ Meeting
8�� MSBA Summer Seminar
9�� MSBA Phase I & II Combination
9�� Charter School Board Training
9�� Primary Election Day (no meetings or
activities 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
9–10�� MDE/MASA Conference
A new era of learning
Chris Gibbs and Amy Ennen
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Everything you’ve always wanted to know
about Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Revenue
Jodie Zesbaugh, Jeff Seely and Jim Johnson
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Location, location, location: THE REASON
WHY MSBA IS HEADQUARTERED IN ST. PETER
Bruce Lombard
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Magnificent Magna winners
American School Board Journal and Sauk Rapids-Rice School District
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MSBA Board Director Spotlight:
Linden Olson
Bruce Lombard
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The MSBA Journal thanks
the students of Barnesville
Public High School for
sharing their art in this issue.
Meet MSBA’s new staff member: Peter Campion
Bruce Lombard
COVER ART:
Taylor Peterson
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C O N T E N T S M a y / J u ne 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 6 8 , N U M B E R 6
Calendar
Officers
President: Kevin Donovan, Mahtomedi
President-Elect: Kathy Green, Austin
District Directors
District 1: Heidi Jones, Red Wing
District 2: Linda Leiding,
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
District 3: Linden Olson, Worthington
District 4: Betsy Anderson, Hopkins
District 5: Suzy Guthmueller, Centennial
District 6: George Kimball, White Bear Lake Area
District 7: Melissa Sauser, Farmington
District 8: Carla Bates, Minneapolis
District 9: Kirby Ekstrom, North Branch Area
District 10: Michael Domin, Crosby-Ironton
District 11: John Berklich, Hibbing
District 12: Ann Long Voelkner, Bemidji Area
District 13: Deborah Pauly, Jordan
Staff
Kirk Schneidawind:
Executive Director
Kelly Martell:
Executive Assistant
Tiffany Rodning:
Deputy Executive Director
Greg Abbott:
Director of Communications
Peter Campion:
Associate Director of Board Development
Denise Dittrich:
Associate Director of Government Relations
Denise Drill:
Director of Financial/MSBAIT Services
Amy Fullenkamp-Taylor:
Associate Director of Management Services
Sandy Gundlach:
Director of School Board Services
Barb Hoffman:
Administrative Assistant to Government
Relations/Finance/Meeting Coordinator
Sue Honetschlager:
Administrative Assistant to Management,
Legal and Policy Services/MSBAIT
Donn Jenson:
Director of Technology
Bill Kautt:
Associate Director of Management Services
Grace Keliher:
Director of Government Relations
Katie Klanderud:
Director of Board Development
Gary Lee:
Director of Management Services
Bruce Lombard:
Associate Director of Communications
Cathy Miller:
Director of Legal and Policy Services
Sue Munsterman:
Administrative Assistant to Board
Development/Communications
Jeff Olson:
Membership Services
Sandi Ostermann:
Administrative Assistant to Association
Services and Finance/Receptionist
Tim Roberts:
Production Room Manager
The MSBA Journal (USPS 352-220) is published
bimonthly by the Minnesota School Boards
Association, 1900 West Jefferson Avenue, St. Peter,
Minnesota 56082. Telephone 507-934-2450. Call
MSBA office for subscription rates. (Opinions
expressed in the Journal are those of the writers
and do not necessarily represent MSBA policy.)
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Quotes of Note captures some of the more interesting statements
MSBA staff have read in local, state and national publications.
Minnesota’s teacher shortage
Special election costs
“Traveling around the state, this is one of
the most pressing issues we heard from
school districts. We are doing whatever we
can to make sure teachers not only enter the
profession, but stay in the profession.”
“Knowing that every penny we spent meant
less funding for our students, we tried every
way we could to control costs, but we still had
to rely heavily on the assistance of the county
and they had to recoup their expenses. At
the conclusion of the election we ended up
with a total of 34 votes. The cost for printing,
county services, election judges, and district
employee time totaled $12,166.73. That
equates to $357.85 per vote.”
MSBA Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind
“We are not generating and retaining
enough teachers, especially teachers from
diverse backgrounds. The number of new
teacher licenses awarded has declined by 7
percent in the last five years. What we have
been doing in the past has not worked.”
MSBA Associate Director of Government
Relations Denise Dittrich
“This session we are prioritizing getting more
high-quality teachers into the classroom.
However, not only do we want to get them
to go into the teaching profession, we want
to offer our ongoing support by investing in
teacher training and development.”
Minnesota Senator Chuck Wiger
“Last year, 56 percent of school districts
said they would find hiring special education
teachers ‘very difficult.’ Schools across
the state are struggling to find qualified
applicants for a variety of positions – from
math, science and special education to
agriculture and career and tech ed. I am
proud of the bill we’ve put together which
addresses this statewide problem by
attacking it on several fronts. By combining
new grant money and loan forgiveness with
greater investment in programs we know
work already – I am confident we can ease
the burdens on school districts.”
Minnesota Senator Kevin Dahle
National school facilities funding gap
“U.S. public school infrastructure is funded
through a system that is inequitably affecting
our nation’s students and this has to change.”
U.S. Green Buildings Council CEO Rick Fedrizzi,
on a report released in March concluding the
nation is spending about $46 billion less than
what it needs to keep up its school buildings.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Superintendent Tami
Martin, testifying before the House Government
Operations and Elections Policy Committee meeting
earlier this year regarding her school district’s
costly special school board election held in January
because of a state election law passed in 2015.
Broadband
“The GigaZone will provide the school
districts (with) Gigabit Internet speeds
throughout the school day so educators and
students alike can use the Internet faster
and more efficiently. This upgrade is being
provided at no extra charge so districts
can stay within their budget and prepare
their students for the future and the new
technologies it will bring.”
Steve Howard, Paul Bunyan Communications IT and
Development Manager, on his company upgrading
a dozen school districts in the Bemidji area to the
“GigaZone” – the advanced regional Gigabit fiber
network that is quickly becoming one of the largest
rural Gigabit networks in the country.
Lack of school counselors
“Knowing that costs for personnel,
transportation, and health insurance don’t
always go down, districts want to have as
much flexibility as they possibly can to meet
the needs for their students.”
MSBA Executive Director Kirk Schneidawind,
adding that MSBA members understand the
value of student support positions – but school
boards are still coping with a level of state
education funding that hasn’t kept pace with
inflation for more than a decade.
Straight
T
alk
W ’
hat s next for the
Every Student Succeeds Act?
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In December, in an historic milestone
for local governance and Minnesota’s
local school board members, President
Barack Obama signed the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into
law. ESSA is the reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA) of 1965. With the signing
of this bill, we have rewritten the
history of the No Child Left Behind
Act and returned responsibility for
school accountability back to the states
and local school districts.
Kirk Schneidawind
MSBA Executive Director
There are a
lot of moving
parts with this
reauthorization.
MSBA will
continue to
work with and
through NSBA
to keep in front
of all the new
developments.
I applaud lawmakers for listening
and responding to our school board
members to end the unrealistic
requirements under the No Child Left
Behind Act.
A special thank-you to Minnesota’s
Representative John Kline and Senator
Al Franken for leading the effort to
reauthorize the ESEA, which was long
overdue. Rep. Kline is the chairman
of the U.S. House Education and the
Workforce Committee. Sen. Franken
serves on the U.S. Senate Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions
Committee. Their bipartisan leadership
and willingness to act in the best
interests of students, parents and
local communities is what we expect
from our elected officials – and they
delivered.
Big thanks to the MSBA Board of
Directors, other Minnesota school
board members and National School
Boards Association (NSBA) officials
who advocated and encouraged
Congress to pass a bill that President
Obama would sign. The message our
board members brought and lobbied
for over the past few years has worked
– it is gratifying to see that our efforts
paid off and have become a reality.
A section on local governance in
ESSA contains language – which
NSBA helped craft – that pushes
back against federal intrusion into
school administration, including
the development and expenditure
of school budgets. The new law
specifically addresses potential federal
reach through non-regulatory means
and requires local stakeholder (e.g.,
school board) input at the federal level
prior to issuing such guidance. Because
ESSA returns to states and local districts
more flexibility in key areas such
as testing and accountability, local
stakeholder input into the regulatory
process over the coming months will be
exceedingly important.
The big question now: What’s next?
The transition for the new law will
occur over the next several years and
cover fiscal years 2017–2020, essentially
a four-year authorization. Some key
implementation dates include:
For the 2016 calendar year
• Existing State plans will be in effect
through the close of August 1, 2016.
oN
ew state plans pursuant to ESSA
will take effect beginning with the
school year 2017–2018.
•Existing waivers terminate on/after
August 1, 2016.
Beginning school year 2016
• School districts must notify parents:
f their right to request and
oO
receive information about the
professional qualifications of their
student’s classroom teacher(s).
oR
egarding students participating
in mandated assessments, and
the right to opt out of those
assessments.
Beginning school year 2017–2018
•State plans must include what is
required in the plan’s sections on
“statewide accountability system” and
“school support and improvement
activities.”
•State plans must establish a statedetermined methodology to identify
one statewide category of schools
for comprehensive support and
improvement (continued at least
once every three school years).
We must, however, stay in front of the
changes. There are a lot of moving
parts with this reauthorization. MSBA
will continue to work with and through
NSBA – your Washington, D.C.,
office – to keep in front of all the new
developments.
May/June 2016 5
President’s Column
Minnesota works: A strong knowledge-based
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Projected Growth in Labor Force
Annual Average, Ages 16+
38,000
32,000
25,000
economy and a great quality of life
As the sounds of Sir Edward William
Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance”
resonate in school gymnasiums and
arenas across Minnesota – signaling
another successful graduation ceremony
and the end of the academic year – I
would ask you: “Is this symbolic anthem
being heard by all our students?”
Unfortunately, the answer is a
resounding “no” for 18 percent of our
state’s students. Minnesota ranks close
to the bottom of states when it comes to
on-time graduation rates for students of
color.
Kevin Donovan
MSBA President
Students
who drop out
risk prison
incarceration
rates much
higher than high
school graduates.
In fact, the yearly
cost for prison
rivals the cost for
a year of college
tuition at our
most expensive
private colleges.
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I would urge you to make graduation a
regular topic of conversation with your
superintendent. Graduation is a key
metric on just how well your district is
performing. I looked on the World’s
Best Workforce (WBWF) section
of our district’s website to examine
Mahtomedi’s graduation data. In 2015,
98.5 percent of students graduated
on time in Mahtomedi. The report
on the WBWF indicated four students
had not graduated on time. Digging
a little deeper, I learned that these
four students are on track to graduate
by working on their GED certificate
or finishing off a requirement course
for graduation. I must point out that
Mahtomedi is above the state average
in socioeconomic means. The state
average for graduation is 81.9 percent in
aggregate. For our students of color, the
graduation rate is an unacceptable 60
percent.
Most readers know the statistics of
lifetime earnings for a high school
graduate versus someone who drops out.
The median annual income of a high
school dropout in 2015 was less than half
that of someone with a four-year degree,
according to the Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic
Development. The earning differential
becomes even greater with additional
education. The semaphore at the
crossroads of education is successfully
13,000
8,000
4,000
1980–1990
1990–2000
2000–2010
2010–2020
2020–2030
2030–2040
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota State Demographic Center Projections
graduating from high school. Only by
graduating can one continue down the
road of lifelong learning. To be clear,
there are many wonderful and rewarding
directions one can take after one has
a diploma – community college, trade
school, a four-year college and military
service options.
Identifying the warning signs of students
struggling should be on everyone’s radar.
“Young people likely to drop out often
show signs of trouble before reaching
high school,” said researcher Robert
Balfanz, a leading scholar on graduation
rates at Johns Hopkins University.
Balfanz said “school staff should measure
what he calls the ABCs: attendance,
behavior and course failure. Schools can
improve graduation rates by focusing on
freshmen whose middle school records
raise red flags in these areas.” [“High
school dropouts try to get back in the
game” by Brandt Williams, March 7,
2016, mprnews.org]
Minnesota, as a state, spends a smaller
amount on student support services than
any other state in the nation. At a time
when we need to get more students to
graduate on time, the support to help
struggling students is at an all-time
low. Students who drop out risk prison
incarceration rates much higher than
high school graduates. In fact, the yearly
cost for prison rivals the cost for a year
of college tuition at our most expensive
private colleges.
State Demographer Susan Brower shared
at a recent White Bear Area Chamber of
Commerce meeting: “Declining growth
in the labor force means we cannot
afford to waste the potential of our
current and up-and-coming workers.”
With our workforce projected to grow
at a very tepid rate of 8,000 per annum
from 2016 to 2020, and 4,000 per
year from 2020 to 2030, we need
every student to reach his or her full
potential in education for personal
aspirations and for the workforce of
tomorrow.
Getting all of our students to
graduate is essential to Minnesota’s
long-term economic success. Elected
officials, along with education and
business leaders, need to focus on
increasing educational achievement
for all Minnesota students.
I encourage you to know and
track your district’s graduation
rate, including students of color!
Minnesota is a state that works –
we have a strong knowledge-based
economy and a great quality of life.
In order to preserve and further
this trend, we as school leaders
need to have a relentless pursuit
and focus in having all our students
graduate. Let’s share “Pomp and
Circumstance” with all our students.
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May/June 2016 7
Jordan Middle School students conduct a discussion in a small group collaboration space. Photograph by Kat Pass.
A new Era of Learning
Student Innovation Challenge blends active learning and fun
Chris Gibbs and
Amy Ennen
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In January 2016, DLR Group sponsored the Student
Innovation Challenge, held at the MSBA Conference
in Minneapolis. The firm initially introduced
this competition at the National School Boards
Association (NSBA) Annual Conference in 2015 in
Nashville. We use the event to observe how students
learn and interact with professionals in a real-life
setting, insights which ultimately influence our future
designs.
Three teams involved at the MSBA Conference
represented Jordan Middle School, Robbinsdale
Middle School and Detroit Lakes Middle School.
Each team developed a unique problem in advance
to be placed into a “hat” for random drawing. Teams
had an incentive to design a problem that would
challenge the team that drew it, while of particular
interest should they draw their own. Responding to
a problem statement encourages each team to apply
systemic solutions in a project-based, active learning
environment. The challenge requires students to
research the problem, learn all that they can, and
develop new and innovative solutions. The problems
included:
1. Design and implement an education system that
decreases the illiteracy rate of people living in
poverty in each of two different communities:
Minneapolis and a city of their choosing in a
developing nation. The solution should decrease
adult illiteracy by 35 percent and child illiteracy
by 80 percent by the year 2041 in each of the two
communities.
A multi-use learning commons area at Jordan Middle School. Photograph by Kat Pass.
2. Develop a plan for U.S. colleges and universities, both
locally and nationwide, to lower the average cost of tuition
by 25 percent by 2026, and maintain those costs (relative to
inflation) through 2036, without sacrificing the quality of
professors or programs offered at those schools.
Define the context. Then develop nine initiatives for this
group to help them start a new society.” Adding a twist
in real time, at a live event, generated a real-life exercise
requiring collaboration within teams, between teams, and with
conference attendees.
3. Define the key components of a holistic system that could
replicate the high standard of living in North America
(Chicago) for South America (Lima, Peru). With these
components in mind, develop a multifaceted approach that
will raise the standard of living for the 13-year-old boy in
Lima to match that of a boy living in Chicago by 2041.
Our goal for the Innovation Challenge is to ignite change
– change in facilities, change in the learning environment,
change in the overall learning experience, and change in the
learners’ attitudes toward learning. Project-based and active
learning are not new educational models, but districts are
sometimes slow to embrace new ways of learning. DLR Group
seeks to facilitate future changes more quickly through these
types of activity, which allow students to experience the
relevance of their work and be the voice of change.
The problems that the students developed were both
interesting and difficult. With a random distribution, none of
the three participating teams received their own problem. The
assignments were set and the teams began to work. Students
delved into their assigned problems for a week leading up to
the conference. During that week, the teams were given free
rein to research their problem in any way and could confer
with any resource they chose.
When the teams arrived at the MSBA Conference, we
introduced a “twist” to the teams’ problems to elicit additional
skill development. “There is a highly contagious disease
popping up and spreading across the world. Not much
is known about it – like its origin, impact, or a cure. The
solution for now is to sequester 10 adults and 100 children
from each country for 10 years. What does that look like?
During the Challenge itself, students used the furniture to
collaborate; white boards to share information and diagram
ideas; and their own technology to co-create and organize.
The teams came together as a larger group to discuss and
vet schemes and then broke off into their smaller groups to
continue research and development. Each team exhibited
agility as they navigated the Exhibit Hall, seeking out external
resources and conference attendees to help solve their
problem. Curiosity and self-motivation drove them to advance
and continuously improve their solutions.
For DLR Group, observing the Innovation Challenge gives
us additional incentive to continue refining our approach to
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A new Era of
Learning
K–12 work: designing spaces that work to support
agile student bodies and changing team sizes;
integrating the best furniture to help students
productively engage; and making sure there is
enough space to make a mess, co-create and display
group ideas collaboratively.
A recently completed middle school project in Jordan
is a living and breathing example of how this can be
implemented. Jordan Middle School was constructed
in 1964 and stood as a proud fixture of education
for its community. The building provided the canvas
for learning for a variety of students by serving as the
district’s high school for many years, and then for
the last 15 years as the district’s middle school. The
school’s interior components, including classrooms
and instructional areas, remained in their original
condition. Year after year students filled the halls and
classrooms of a facility that was rapidly aging before
the community’s eyes. Yes, generations of families
attended the beloved school, but it was time for a new
and updated interpretation of learning space in order
to support the demands of 21st-century learners.
Together, the Jordan
School District and
DLR Group created
a plan encompassing
strategic additions
and renovations
to maximize the
usability of the
existing building,
while creating a
wide array of flexible
NextGen learning
spaces. The Jordan
Middle School
design provides a
balance of space
types between open
and closed, large and small, with permanent and
flexible wall configurations. The building allows for a
variety of student-teacher ratios, supporting inquirybased lessons, making and creating, and collaborative
activities.
and interdisciplinary discovery. The emphasis is on
collaboration.”
Renovations totaling 75,000 square feet create
flexible and reconfigurable spaces for Jordan students
and staff. Two academic clusters house students in
grades 5–6 and grades 7–8 and provide space for
experiential learning. Each cluster includes seminar
rooms, labs, maker spaces, small group spaces, and
teacher support areas. Staff and students determine
how spaces are used throughout the day, and
throughout the week, to accommodate particular
lesson plans.
Teachers are not assigned to a specific room. Rather,
they work with their colleagues to determine an
allotment of rooms that best supports the instruction
model and tasks at hand. The overall space allocation
and room configuration can be changed over time
in response to increased enrollment or redesigned
curriculum. This fluid and dynamic model allows
for learner-driven scenarios and promotes crosscollaboration between staff and students alike.
A strategically placed 13,500-square-foot addition
blends with
renovated existing
space to provide
classrooms, labs,
flexible learning
areas, and
support spaces
to the academic
clusters. The new
configuration also
creates a new public
entry with improved
security and direct
sight lines from the
administrative suite.
Flexible spaces with a
variety of formal and casual
furniture allow for more
self-directed learning by
students throughout the
entire facility.
“I’ve done a lot of research into middle school
programs and I believe the key is to provide students
with the freedom to be more creative thinkers,”
said Jordan Superintendent Matt Helgerson. “Our
teachers are encouraged to experiment, to try new
things, to explore opportunities for collaboration
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“This design will
allow a true middle school concept to grow and will
give us flexibility to try new things,” said Helgerson.
“Students will have an opportunity to work with
others to solve problems. Staff will have the ability
to be more creative with lesson design, creating an
interdisciplinary approach with two or three classes
working together.”
Within each academic cluster is an “Einstein Lab,”
a designated space for hands-on learning. Each one
of these areas contains a small lecture space, smallgroup room, collaborative computer lab, science lab,
and hands-on project room – all divided by glass partitions
with layered transparency. These spaces are reserved by
staff and are accessible to all disciplines. The high degree
of internal flexibility can be easily manipulated by staff in a
few minutes by moving walls or furniture. This flexibility to
change configurations allows for more self-directed learning
by each student.
The centrally located commons is where social learning
happens. This “new” space was created by raising the roof
in the center of the building to introduce natural light into
a previously dark and confined space. The commons serves
as the primary community gathering area where students
eat lunch, and can be used throughout the school day
including an ad hoc “mountain top” teaching environment,
collaboration stations or a formal performance area.
Additionally, high-table nooks built into the perimeter are
available to both students in small-group work or teachers in
individual or team prep.
The commons is an extension of both the media center
and the art studio, providing gallery space as a physical
manifestation of arts integration into everything the school
does, as well as seating and study areas.
Flexible spaces with a variety of formal and casual furniture
allow for more self-directed learning by students throughout
the entire facility. These spaces can be used individually for
small-group work or be combined for larger scale projects.
The furniture choices throughout the building were focused
on functionality, sharing, and collaboration.
The “new” Jordan Middle School, born out of an idea to
support 21st-century learning in a renovated traditional school
facility, supports many of the goals of the Student Innovation
Challenge by providing a variety of learner-centered spaces
focused on creativity and collaboration.
Chris Gibbs is a principal and Amy Ennen is a project designer
for DLR Group. Learn more about the DLR Group at
http://www.dlrgroup.com.
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Alicia Rundell
Amber Leverson
Everything you’ve always wanted
to know about Long-Term
Facilities Maintenance Revenue
Program becomes important asset for Monticello School District
Jodie Zesbaugh, Jeff Seely
and Jim Johnson
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F
For years, school districts have been advocating for an expansion of the alternative
facilities program to all districts. Currently, 25 large districts can use this program to
fund deferred maintenance and other facility projects; however, the education funding
bill approved by the Legislature during the 2015 session included a variation on that
program for all districts, calling it the Long-Term Facilities Maintenance Revenue
(LTFMR). The approved program represents a partial adoption of the 2014 Working
Group on School Facilities recommendation that all districts have full access to an
alternative facilities-style funding program for deferred maintenance.
LTFMR can be used to fund health and safety, accessibility, and deferred maintenance
projects. It can be used on things that are attached to, or a part of, a building, and
replaced on a like-for-like basis. Examples of eligible projects include tuck-pointing, roof
repair and replacement, athletic field resurfacing (if replacing grass with grass, for
example) and flooring replacement. New construction and remodeling projects are
specifically excluded from the program.
Presley Fahrendorf
The revenue will be phased in over three years, beginning
with taxes payable in 2016, for fiscal year 2016–17, as
follows:
Olivia Stahl
• up to $193 per pupil unit for fiscal year 2016–17,
• up to $292 per pupil unit for fiscal year 2017–18, and
• up to $380 per pupil unit for fiscal year 2018–19 and
subsequent years.
The per-pupil amount is reduced if a district’s average
building age is 35 years or less. In addition, LTFMR is not
all “new” (i.e., additional) revenue. It replaces the former
Health and Safety, Deferred Maintenance, and Alternative
Facilities revenue programs and associated funding, which
were eliminated beginning with taxes payable in 2016, for
fiscal year 2016–17.
Districts may receive additional revenue, above the
amounts described above, for specific purposes, including:
• indoor air quality, fire alarm and suppression, and
asbestos abatement projects over $100,000 per site;
• payments on existing alternative facilities bonds; or
• a “grandfather provision” (if they would have qualified
for greater revenue under the three programs that
LTFMR replaces).
Districts may fund projects directly on a pay-as-you-go
basis with their revenue, or may issue bonds and use the
annual revenue to finance the debt service on the bonds.
They may also save the annual revenue, accumulating a
restricted fund balance that can be used for larger projects,
or use any combination of these three options. In any case,
to qualify for the revenue, districts are required to file a
10-year facilities plan that shows how they intend to use
the revenue. This plan may be amended after its initial
adoption.
LTFMR is provided through a mix of property taxes and
state aid. The revenue is equalized, with an equalizing
factor equal to 123 percent of the state average adjusted
net tax capacity (ANTC) per pupil unit, which for taxes
payable in 2016 is approximately $9,000. The state created
a new form of ANTC for purposes of calculating aid for
this program, in which half of the value of agricultural
land and buildings is not included. So districts with large
concentrations of agricultural property may qualify for
more aid than they would have if the existing measure of
ANTC were used. This equalizing factor is high enough
that a large number of districts qualify for aid. And because
the factor is set as a percent of state average ANTC per
pupil unit, if property values increase statewide over time,
the equalizing factor will also increase. This may reduce
the erosion of state aid that has been seen in so many
programs that have fixed equalizing factors.
There are many factors to consider when determining a
long-term plan for the use of LTFMR. In many cases, the
goal may be to fund all needed projects while keeping
overall property tax rates level and as low as possible. A
district may also want to maximize available state aid to
fund projects. In addition, if bonds will be issued to finance
projects, a district will want to ensure that enough LTFMR
revenue is preserved to fund smaller ongoing projects.
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to know about Long-Term Facilities
Maintenance Revenue
There are also additional legal requirements if bonds
are issued to finance projects. For example, a notice
of intent must be published in the district’s official
newspaper which describes the projects funded by
the bond issue, the amount of the bond issue and
the total district debt. The publication must occur
at least 20 days prior to the earliest of: solicitation of
bids, issuance of bonds or final levy certification.
The LTFMR program will provide significant
additional revenue to many of the districts which did
not qualify for the full Alternative Facilities Program.
It also creates an array of new financing options for
many districts. In some cases, the program may be
one of a several tools used to meet the needs for
financing capital projects.
in the bond referendum to just under $40 million, a
much easier amount for the community to accept.
On November 3, 2015, the election took place and
more than 70 percent of voters supported the
proposal. In a separate question regarding an
increase of $200 per pupil on an operating levy, the
district also received more than 70 percent support
of the voters. The flexibility for funding provided
by the LTFMR program was critical in gaining this
measure of support.
Jim Johnson is the superintendent of the Monticello School
District. Jodie Zesbaugh and Jeff Seeley are municipal
advisors for Ehlers. Learn more about Ehlers at
http://www.ehlers-inc.com.
For the Monticello School District, the LTFMR
program had a significant impact on their planning
for a bond referendum this past November. Because
the district had paid off the debt on their 1999
high school, they were going to see a significant
reduction in their levy. District administration had
known about this reduction for some time and
planned to go to the community in November 2015
to ask for approval to purchase bonds for building
improvements. Many of these improvements were
long-term maintenance projects which were long
overdue. With limited capital funds available, these
projects had been put off for many years. Projects
also included an office addition to the middle
school, adding a gymnastics gym and stadium at the
high school, a complete remodel of a former K–5
building to a pre-kindergarten/kindergarten center
in anticipation of greater preschool programming
and to provide additional space at the elementary
buildings, as well as secure building entrances and
site upgrades.
In May 2015, the plans had been finalized and would
call for over $62 million in funding to complete
what needed to be done. The dollar amount seemed
staggering and there was concern about how the
community would react. Comments such as, “We
built the high school in the late ’90s for less than
$30 million, so how come you need this much now
and you’re not even building a new school?” brought
concern to board members as the district took initial
feedback from the public on their plan.
In June 2015, with the approval of LTFMR for districts
such as Monticello, the board and administration
revised the plan. Projects that would qualify for the
LTFMR program were removed from the proposed
bond referendum and included in the required
10-year LTFMR plan. This reduced the amount the
district would be asking the community to support
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The reason why MSBA is headquartered in St. Peter
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“Why is MSBA located in St. Peter?” is a
question MSBA staff members often hear.
Bruce Lombard
The Twin Cities area would seem like a
more likely location for MSBA – considering
the other prominent statewide education
organizations such as the Minnesota
Association of School Administrators (MASA),
Education Minnesota, and both state principals
associations (MESPA and MASSP) are housed
in St. Paul.
Finding the answer to the “why St. Peter?”
question requires taking a look back at William
“Bill” Wettergren, MSBA’s first full-time
executive director.
Mike Torkelson – a former MSBA staff member
whose tenure ran from 1969 to 2004 – worked
alongside Wettergren for nearly 20 years. As
Torkelson recalled from stories he had heard,
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the genesis of “MSBA in St. Peter” occurred
back in the late 1940s. Back then, the MSBA
Board of Directors was represented by one
school board member from each congressional
district in the state (a precursor to MSBA’s
current Director District setup).
Despite being in existence since 1920, MSBA
still didn’t have a physical office to call home.
The Board of Directors used to alternate
serving as the association’s part-time executive
director (then called the “executive secretary”).
Torkelson said the part-time executive directors
pretty much ran the entire association out
of their homes. A milk crate contained all of
MSBA’s vital documents – and this crate would
get passed from director to director.
This arrangement continued until Wettergren’s
turn as the part-time executive director came
up in the rotation.
Office space
“The MSBA Board realized it was starting to grow as an
organization,” Torkelson said. “They eventually asked Bill if
he would become the full-time executive.”
Wettergren, who represented the St. Peter School Board,
accepted the full-time job during an MSBA Board meeting,
but on one condition: the organization would have to be
headquartered in St. Peter.
“That’s really the reason they ended up being in St. Peter
… when they asked Bill to become the full-time director,
he said: ‘Well, that’s fine, I will take the job full-time, but
my office is going to be here – because I’m not moving.’
Basically that’s how it all came down,” Torkelson said.
Another story has Wettergren, who worked in the dairy
business, telling the MSBA Board that he would accept the
job “but my cows and I aren’t moving” from St. Peter.
“After that meeting, Bill just loaded up three boxes and put
them in his trunk – and that was the association,” Torkelson
added.
Torkelson said Wettergren initially established a little MSBA
office at the St. Peter High School for at least one year. “At
the high school, the school staff helped him out and served
as his support staff,” Torkelson said.
Then Wettergren moved MSBA to an office in downtown St.
Peter for a short time before settling in the basement of a
feed store in town.
In 1952, Wettergren hired his first employee, Mildred Stotz,
for the position of secretary. “Mildred was with Bill and
MSBA for forever and two days,” Torkelson joked about
Stotz, who worked for MSBA from 1952 to 1974.
Willard Baker was hired nine years later. “Baker used to tell
stories about the mice and rats they had to deal with in the
basement of the feed store,” Torkelson said.
MSBA’s next move took headquarters to Third Street across
from Patrick’s restaurant in an old Bolton & Menk building.
Wettergren officially became the full-time executive director
on August 1, 1950 – a position he would hold until his
retirement in 1983.
In the late 1980s, the MSBA Board approved the
construction of MSBA’s current location at 1900 West
Jefferson Avenue. The new office was completed in 1992
– before the building was leveled by a tornado that hit the
town on March 29, 1998.
Torkelson noted that there wasn’t any dissention at the time
from the other MSBA Board Directors about making St.
Peter the home of MSBA.
While the Jefferson Avenue facility was rebuilt, MSBA
headquarters was temporarily based in offices in the (now
former) Northwest Bank building in downtown Mankato.
“The organization was just starting to grow and it was after
that that things really took off,” he said.
The MSBA office was rebuilt quickly, with additional space.
Staff members returned to St. Peter in November 1998.
May/June 2016 17
Relocation?
Location, location, location
During his lengthy MSBA career, Torkelson said
he heard the “Why are you in St. Peter?” question
many times.
“From time to time, there was a lot of pressure
from the metro area to move the office up there,”
Torkelson said. “It became an issue a couple
of times at the Delegate Assembly and at the
Leadership Conference. People would raise the
question: ‘Why aren’t you up there?’”
During the Wettergren administration, Torkelson
said Wettergren would always end this debate by
saying: “I’m going to be the director and I am
staying here and that’s it.”
As the use of fax machines and the toll-free
800 phone numbers became more widespread,
Wettergren and Baker (who eventually succeeded
Wettergren as executive director) would point
out: “Hey, if you have a question, you don’t drive
over to the MSBA office – you call them. So, what
difference does it make where we are located?”
“Then people just sort of said, ‘Yeah, I guess that’s
true.’” Torkelson said. “Then the issue just kind
of died.”
However, prior to the construction of MSBA’s
current building, Torkelson said some of that
chatter regarding a potential move to the metro
area resurfaced.
Torkelson said the speculation over a move to the
Twin Cities raised many questions: What are you
going to do about the staff? Are you going to pay
for the current staff to be relocated – or are you
going to hire all new staff?
“I don’t know that we were ever very close to
moving the office, but some people from the metro
would argue about all the other state education
organizations being up there,” Torkelson said,
himself a former MSBA executive director. “I think
when they realized that they don’t drive over to the
MSBA office anyway, it didn’t matter that much. I
think a lot of superintendents and board members
from outstate prefer that we stay here.”
Bruce Lombard is MSBA’s associate director of
communications. You may reach him at blombard@
mnmsba.org. A special thank-you to Mike Torkelson for
his contribution to this story.
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five honorable mention winners within each
enrollment category.
The Anoka-Hennepin, Kelliher and Sauk RapidsRice school districts are recent recipients of 2016
Magna Awards.
Anoka-Hennepin earned first place winner status in
the over 20,000 enrollment division for the AnokaHennepin Technical High School.
The Magna Awards is a national recognition
program from the National School Boards
Association that honors school board best practices
and innovative programs that advance student
learning. For more than 20 years, the Magna
Awards panel of independent judges has reviewed
programs that showcase school district leadership,
creativity and commitment to student achievement.
Kelliher also received first place winner status
(in the under 5,000 enrollment division) for its
Students First program.
Magna nominations are judged in three enrollment
categories (under 5,000 enrollment; 5,000–20,000
enrollment; and over 20,000 enrollment) with one
grand prize winner in each category. Each grand
prize winner receives $5,000 from our sponsor,
Sodexo. There are five additional winners and
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Sauk Rapids-Rice took honorable mention in the
under 5,000 enrollment division for “Creating
Connections and Doing it Right: Sauk Rapids-Rice
to Changchun, China.”
All Magna winners and honorable mention
recipients were recognized in a special section in
the American School Board Journal and at the
School Leaders Luncheon during NSBA’s Annual
Conference held in April in Boston.
Please see a profile of each winning school district
on the following pages.
Anoka-Hennepin School District
Program: Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School
Anoka-Hennepin Technical High School moved to the
Anoka-Hennepin Technical College campus in fall 2015,
giving students full access to college classes and resources.
This allows students to create a five-year education plan
running through high school and postsecondary training at
the same campus. They can earn college credit for free while
completing high school requirements. The high school
creates an environment that honors and invites students
of diverse backgrounds to be part of an inclusive learning
community. It offers individualized schedules and online
options with a daily advisory to promote academic progress
and support social and emotional growth. After-school
credit makeup each week helps students stay on top of their
school work. Small class sizes allow students to
form important relationships that not only help
academic success, but promote students’ gifts and
talents as they plan for their future career and
college pursuits. Transportation within the school
district is provided along with free breakfast and
lunch. Child care is free as well, making attending
school much easier for students with children.
graduation year. This program is intended to increase the
overall graduation rate and to successfully place students
in area colleges and technical programs. These goals
aligned with the school board’s vision. Board members have
supported the development of this program. Officials at
the Minnesota Department of Education have toured the
program, enthusiastically supporting the district’s work and
praising the school board for its approval.
For more information about Anoka-Hennepin Technical High
School, contact Anoka-Hennepin Associate Superintendent Jeff
McGonigal at [email protected].
The high school has seen an enrollment
increase. Students have increased participation
in postsecondary education options (concurrent
enrollment), improved their graduation rate, and
increased participation in business mentorships.
All students have a postsecondary education
plan. Students are eager to complete their high
school diploma as a means to completing their
postsecondary education. One recent student
experience exemplifies what program officials
are seeing. A young man who was close to
graduation participated in a tour of the college,
unsure of a profession. He wasn’t initially
interested in taking the tour but did so as part
of his graduation plan. After learning about the
golf course management program, and his
ability to take the initial courses for free, he
is now enrolled in the program and will start
his internship this spring. This is taking place
while he is still supported by his high school
counselor, advisor and principal.
The school board set goals for student
achievement that drove the decision-making
process in creating the program. The board
was seeking better college and career results for
students who remain in the system beyond their
May/June 2016 21
Kelliher School District
Magnificent
Magna winners
Program: Students First
Kelliher School is located in a very rural setting in
a high-poverty part of Beltrami County. More than
half of the students reside on the Red Lake Indian
Reservation and 84 percent qualify for free or
reduced-price meals. A large number of students live
in generational poverty. Many students, especially
those living on the reservation, do not trust adults
who are not part of their immediate family. Many
struggle even to put faith in members of their own
family. Students living in trauma often perpetuate
the patterns of living a day-to-day existence with
goals that are short-sighted and related to immediate
gratification instead of long-term learning goals. This
program pairs middle school students with adult
Success Coaches who meet with their mentees each
month, developing a strong relationship or bond.
Success Coaches inquire how their students are doing
in school. They provide solutions to problems and can
share how they have dealt with similar struggles. These
connections help students believe in themselves and
develop a sense of personal autonomy and hope for
their futures.
The district has documented improvements in a
number of areas, including behaviors, discipline
referrals, and attendance. Student surveys indicate
improved attitudes and perceptions regarding the
culture and climate. Since the inception of
the program, the number of incidents
has been reduced. Attendance has
improved while incidents of truancy
have dropped. Students are selfreporting that they are more
engaged in school and in learning.
An annual Hope Survey has served
as a reliable tool for measuring
the growth of student hope
indexes between fall and
spring. According to
this survey, student hope
has increased since the
program started.
Initially, the school board’s
leadership role included
authorizing the program,
both in principle and in
terms of the costs associated
with launch and maintenance.
In addition, all five board members
serve as Success Coaches. Such
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participation provides a strong and positive leadership
example for the school staff and the surrounding
community. The board has consistently supported
efforts by administration and faculty to remove
social-emotional-behavioral barriers to learning and
improving the culture of learning within the school.
For more information about Students First, contact Kelliher
Superintendent Tim Lutz at [email protected].
Sauk Rapids-Rice School District
Program: Creating Connections and Doing it Right:
Sauk Rapids-Rice to Changchun, China
The Sauk Rapids-Rice School District earned its second
straight Magna Award. In 2015, Sauk Rapids-Rice received a
first place winner for its “Equal Access and Opportunity for
All” program, a plan to increase equity through technology.
In 2016, the district was selected for an honorable mention
award for “Creating Connections and Doing it Right: Sauk
Rapids-Rice to Changchun, China.” The district currently
provides Chinese language and culture instruction for
elementary- and middle school-aged children, and has
established meaningful relationships between Sauk RapidsRice students and students of the same age in
Asia through its sister school in Changchun.
For more information about “Creating Connections and Doing it
Right,” contact Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Daniel Bittman
at [email protected].
Learn more about the Magna Awards at https://www.nsba.org/
newsroom/american-school-board-journal/magna-awards.
Reprinted with permission from American School Board Journal,
April 2016. Copyright 2016 National School Boards Association.
All rights reserved.
“The district’s focus on increasing global
competencies has provided amazing
opportunities for students, preparing them for
post-secondary experiences and careers,” said
Sauk Rapids-Rice Superintendent Dr. Daniel
Bittman.
In addition, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
students have the opportunity to travel to China
for two weeks at little or no cost to their families
while they learn Chinese language and culture,
experience a “home stay,” create and perform a
production in Chinese, and work collaboratively
on projects that are relevant to both countries.
“The St. Cloud State University Confucius
Institute and staff have been instrumental in
providing these experiences for our children and
staff, and we are eternally grateful,” Bittman said.
Superintendent Bittman expressed thanks and
congratulations to Sauk Rapids-Rice School
Board members Lisa Braun, Tracey Fiereck,
Mark Hauck, Robyn Holthaus, Tracy Morse,
Phil Rogholt, and Jan Solarz, and the entire
Sauk Rapids-Rice School District staff and
community.
“We are honored to serve with this fabulous
Board of Education and are proud of their
continued commitment and success,” Bittman
said. “They make great things happen for our
children, school district, and community each
and every day.”
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Linden Olson was elected to the MSBA Board of
Directors in 2011, where he represents Director
District 3, which covers southwest Minnesota.
By Bruce Lombard
Farming and education are both synonymous
with Olson, who is a Worthington man through
and through. “I was born, raised and still live on
our farm just south of Worthington where we
grew corn and soybeans and had a fairly large
hog operation at the time,” he said.
Olson received his diploma from Worthington
High School in 1955. In 1958, he graduated
from the University of Minnesota with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science
with minors in Agriculture Economics and Plant
Industry.
Along with farming, Olson also did some
accounting and swine management consulting.
Nowadays, along with being on the school
board, the “partially retired” Olson manages two
vacation rental houses in Strawberry, Arizona.
Olson’s run on the Worthington School Board
began with his 2004 election.
In this interview, Olson discusses two issues
affecting his rural community – the school
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bond referendum burden placed on farm land
and the challenges of a racially diverse school
district – along with his dislike for the numerous
mandates imposed on school boards.
MSBA: What made you run for your local school
board originally?
LINDEN: After renting out our farm ground and
ending some service terms on state and national
boards, committees and task forces, I wanted to
become involved in something local. Because of
my interest in education, I felt the local school
board would be a good fit.
MSBA: How can school board members make
the biggest impact on their districts and their
students?
LINDEN: With about $100,000 invested in every
graduating student, I feel the biggest impact is
to offer as many opportunities and experiences
both in and out of the classroom as the budget
will allow so students can develop the knowledge
and lifelong skills to become productive
contributing adults in our global society.
The Worthington School Board showed off its heroism at the 2016 MSBA
Leadership Conference.
Family is very important to Linden Olson.
MSBA: The tax burden falls hard on farm land when a
bond referendum is approved. This is a key issue for your
school district and other area districts. Can you explain why
this issue is so important to resolve?
MSBA: What is the most rewarding aspect of being a school
board member?
LINDEN: When the present tax system was started, the
average farm was about 160 acres in size and each farm had
lots of children. Today the average farm is much larger and
the average family size is much smaller – but the tax system
has not changed. When a bond referendum is passed, the
largest share of the financial burden in highly rural areas
is borne by a relatively few farmers, whether they own or
rent the land they farm. Secondly, farm land values have
increased much faster than other property, so the tax
liability in districts that have a high percent of their tax base
in ag land has shifted to ag land.
MSBA: Worthington is a very racially diverse school district.
How does your district handle an influx of different
languages and different cultures?
LINDEN: With about 85 languages and dialects in our
community, the Worthington School District strives to meet
the needs of all students. We have Spanish interpreters for
each school and interpreters for other languages as needed.
We have EL classes for all levels of learners. We participate
with other schools in the county in the Nobles County
Integration Collaborative (NCIC). The city in collaboration
with the NCIC holds an International Festival in July that
showcases the various cultures in the area. The district’s
Community Education offers programs for parents to
help them understand the school system so they can help
their children succeed in school, adult basic education,
and a number of other programs to help people new to
Worthington become familiar with the community and help
them overcome the language and cultural barriers they face.
LINDEN: The biggest reward is seeing all the students,
both youth and adults, using the myriad opportunities and
experiences available throughout the district to develop
into confident adults wherever they choose to live after
graduation.
MSBA: Is there one thing you don’t like about being on a
school board?
LINDEN: The restrictions and mandates placed on schools
by state and federal laws, rules, regulations and court
decisions have limited local school boards’ ability to make
important decisions that affect local districts. Local districts
now have more responsibility and less authority than
parents. There is a large disconnect between the mandated
tests that are used to rate schools and the knowledge and
skills employers desire in employees for today’s workforce.
MSBA: What advice do you have for new school board
members?
LINDEN: First, keep in mind the two main jobs of a school
board. One is to hire the superintendent. The second is to
set policy and to have oversight that those policies are carried
out the way the board intended. Dysfunctional boards most
often happen when they try to get involved in management
functions. Also, keep disagreements on the issue level and
never let them get personal. Keep in mind that schools are a
complex collection of responsibilities and programs and you
will never know everything about your district. As a board
member in my 12th year, I still find out new things about
what our district is doing. And lastly, try to keep abreast of
what is happening in the area and on the state and national
levels that will affect schools in the years ahead.
May/June 2016 27
MSBA: What do you like best about being on the MSBA Board of
Directors?
LINDEN: As a director I can bring the concerns of the schools
and board members in the region I represent to the attention
of the other directors and MSBA staff while hearing concerns
from other directors. With this information, the board can set a
positive and constructive future direction for MSBA to improve
on an already excellent service to its members.
MSBA Board Director
Spotlight
MSBA: Why is MSBA so important for school board members?
LINDEN: Schools and school board members do not have
the time or resources to accomplish separately what they can
accomplish jointly through MSBA in an efficient, effective and
timely manner. Membership in MSBA offers board members
and their districts essential services and information that is only a
phone call or a webpage away. In addition, MSBA offers a number
of other services that are available for a reasonable fee that a
member, a board or a district may need on an occasional basis.
Bruce Lombard is MSBA’s Associate Director of Communications. You
may contact him at [email protected].
Linden Olson
Family: My wife Carol is a
registered nurse at Sanford
Worthington. My daughter
Nora and her husband Sam
are both teachers at the
American Collegiate Institute
in Izmir, Turkey. My daughter
Ahnna is a senior credit
analyst at AgStar in Mankato.
Her husband Kyle works with
Compart Farms near Nicollet.
Our granddaughter Korie is
their 15-month-old toddler.
My son Joel and his new bride,
Tara, both work in sales with
Prairie Livestock Supply in
Worthington and have a small
cow-calf operation on our
farm.
High school: Worthington
High School
Favorite movie or TV show:
“Gandhi”
Favorite book: “The World
is Flat 3.0” by Thomas L.
Friedman
Favorite music: Classical
music
Favorite Minnesota food:
Fresh sweet corn, a grilled
pork chop and some homebaked rye bread
Fun facts:
•I rode horseback to a
one-room country school
through seventh grade.
• I enjoy baking bread.
Through the years: A farmer and his family.
28 MSBA Journal
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Architects
Educational Planners
Northside Elementary School
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St. Paul, MN 55115
(651) 770-4442
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Property, casualty, and
workers’ compensation
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Committed to
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Exceptional
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30 MSBA Journal
Underwritten by
Riverport Insurance
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Extensive
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handling
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Meet MSBA’s new staff member:
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Peter enjoys spending time with his daughters, Cadence (age 12) and Addison (4).
MSBA is pleased to introduce Peter Campion as the latest addition to its staff. Peter joins MSBA
as the Associate Director of Board Development.
Prior to being hired by the MSBA, Peter worked at the University of Minnesota as a leadership
and civic engagement educator, and as a graduate teaching and research assistant while pursuing
a doctorate from the department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development.
Bruce Lombard
Preceding his time at the University of Minnesota, Peter was a professional football player in the
National Football League (NFL). The Carolina Panthers selected Peter in the 2002 NFL draft.
During his two-plus-year stint in the NFL, Peter played for the Panthers, the St. Louis Rams, the
Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders.
After the NFL, Peter transitioned to academia as an adjunct
faculty member at multiple higher education
institutions.
Peter has a strong interest and experience with
adult learning styles, meeting management,
and interpersonal and team development.
Peter’s work as a leadership and civic
engagement educator has developed
his knowledge base and experience
working with public sector boards.
“I relish the opportunity to make a
difference in the lives of students by
strengthening the work of Minnesota
public school boards,” Peter said.
Peter grew up in the Fergus Falls area and
is a North Dakota State University alumnus.
He enjoys athletics, travel and spending time
outdoors with his two daughters, Cadence (12)
and Addison (4).
Randee Hamman
May/June 2016 31
MSBA’s Vendor Directory
MSBA’s Vendor Directory helps connect school districts with the products and services they need. The directory is always at your
fingertips. You’ll find it printed in the back of every Journal magazine as well as on the MSBA Website at www.mnmsba.org.
Most listings in the Web version of this directory include a link so you can head instantly to a Website or e-mail address. The
directory includes everything you need to know to contact a company quickly—phone numbers, fax numbers and addresses—in
an easy-to-read format. If you have a service or product you would like included in this directory, please contact Erica Nelson at
763-497-1778 or [email protected].
Architects/Engineers/Facility Planners
Architects Rego + Youngquist, inc.
(Paul Youngquist)
7601 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 200
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-544-8941, Fax 952-544-0585
www.aryarch.com
[email protected]
ATS&R Planners/Architects/
Engineers
(Paul W. Erickson)
8501 Golden Valley Road, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55427
763-545-3731, Fax 763-525-3289
www.atsr.com
[email protected]
Clark Engineering Corporation
(Tanya Pierce)
621 Lilac Drive N
763-545-9196, Fax 763-541-0056
www.clark-eng.com
[email protected]
Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.
(Judith Hoskens)
201 Main Street SE, Suite 325
612-379-3400, Fax 612-379-4400
www.cuningham.com
[email protected]
DLR Group
(Christopher Gibbs)
520 Nicollet Mall, Suite 200
612-977-3500, Fax 612-977-3600
www.dlrgroup.com
[email protected]
EAPC Architects Engineers
(Sean Sugden)
539 Bielenberg Drive, Suite 115
St. Paul, MN 55125
763-225-5050, Fax 651-702-2646
www.eapc.net
[email protected]
Hallberg Engineering, Inc.
(Richard Lucio)
1750 Commerce Court
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-748-1100, Fax 651-748-9370
www.hallbergengineering.com
[email protected]
InGensa, Inc.
(Jacqui Coleman)
18215 45th Avenue N, Suite C
Plymouth, MN 55446
952-222-3550, Fax 952-222-9980
www.ingensainc.com
[email protected]
I+S Group (ISG)
(Rod Schumacher)
115 E Hickory Street, Suite 300
Mankato, MN 56001
507-387-6651, Fax 507-387-3583
www.is-grp.com
[email protected]
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Johnson Controls, Inc.
(Kathleen Donovan)
2605 Fernbrook Lane N
Plymouth, MN 55447
612-554-5160, Fax 763-566-2208
www.johnsoncontrols.com
[email protected]
Kodet Architectural Group, Ltd.
(Ed Kodet)
15 Groveland Terrace
612-377-2737, Fax 612-377-1331
www.kodet.com
[email protected]
Larson Engineering, Inc.
(Matt Woodruff)
3524 Labore Road
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
651-481-9120, Fax 651-481-9201
www.larsonengr.com
[email protected]
MLA Architects
(Mark Lenz)
12 Long Lake Road, Suite 17
St. Paul, MN 55115
651-770-4442, Fax 651-770-1997
www.architectsmla.com
[email protected]
Nexus Solutions
(Michael David)
11188 Zealand Avenue N
Champlin, MN 55316
763-201-8400, Fax 763-201-8410
www.NexusSolutions.com
[email protected]
TSP Architects and Engineers
(Gary Sabart)
18707 Old Excelsior Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN 55345
952-474-3291, Fax 952-474-3928
www.teamtsp.com
[email protected]
Unesco, Inc.
(Kevin McGauley)
584 Woodland Drive
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
952-486-7854, Fax 952-487-9389
www.unescocorp.com
[email protected]
Wendel
(Jim Wilson)
111 Washington Avenue N, Suite 300
612-332-1401
www.wendelcompanies.com
[email protected]
Widseth Smith Nolting
(Kevin Donnay)
7804 Industrial Park Road
Baxter, MN 56425
218-829-5117, Fax 218-829-2517
www.widsethsmithnolting.com
[email protected]
Wold Architects and Engineers
(Vaughn Dierks)
305 St. Peter Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-227-7773, Fax 651-223-5646
www.woldae.com
[email protected]
Athletic Facilities
I+S Group (ISG)
(Rod Schumacher)
115 E Hickory Street, Suite 300
Mankato, MN 56001
507-387-6651, Fax 507-387-3583
www.is-grp.com
[email protected]
Athletic Fields
Plaisted Companies, Inc.
(Kerry Glader)
P.O. Box 332
Elk River, MN 55330
763-441-1100, Fax 763-633-1002
www.plaistedcompanies.com
[email protected]
Athletic Sports Floors/Surfacing
Fisher Tracks, Inc.
(Jordan Fisher)
1192 235th Street
Boone, IA 50036
515-432-3191, Fax 515-432-3193
www.fishertracks.com
[email protected]
Attorneys
Booth Law Group LLC
(Laura Tubbs Booth)
10520 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 200
763-253-4155, Fax 763-253-4160
www.boothlawgroup.com
[email protected]
Kennedy & Graven, Chartered
(Maggie R. Wallner)
470 US Bank Plaza, 200 S 6th Street
612-337-9300, Fax 612-337-9310
www.kennedy-graven.com
[email protected]
Knutson, Flynn & Deans
(Thomas S. Deans)
1155 Centre Pointe Drive, Suite 10
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
651-222-2811, Fax 651-225-0600
www.kfdmn.com
[email protected]
Pemberton Law Firm
(Michael T. Rengel)
110 N Mill Street
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-736-5493, Fax 218-736-3950
www.pemlaw.com
[email protected]
Ratwik, Roszak & Maloney, P.A.
730 2nd Avenue S, Suite 300
612-339-0060, Fax 612-339-0038
www.ratwiklaw.com
[email protected]
Rupp, Anderson, Squires &
Waldspurger, P.A.
527 Marquette Avenue S, Suite 1200
612-436-4300, Fax 612-436-4340
www.raswlaw.com
Commissioning
ICS Consulting, Inc.
(Pat Overom)
3890 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE,
Suite 180
Blaine, MN 55449
763-354-2670, Fax 763-780-2866
www.ics-consult.com
[email protected]
Nexus Solutions
(Michael David)
Champlin, MN 55316
763-201-8400, Fax 763-201-8410
[email protected]
Construction Management & Consulting
Services
Donlar Construction Company
(Jon Kainz)
550 Shoreview Park Road
Shoreview, MN 55126
651-227-0631, Fax 651-227-0132
www.donlarcorp.com
(Pat Overom)
Suite 180
Blaine, MN 55449
763-354-2670, Fax 763-780-2866
www.ics-consult.com
[email protected]
(Kathleen Donovan)
Plymouth, MN 55447
612-554-5160, Fax 763-566-2208
[email protected]
Kraus-Anderson
Construction Company
(John Huenink)
PO Box 158
Circle Pines, MN 55014
763-792-3616, Fax 763-786-2650
www.krausanderson.com
[email protected]
Nexus Solutions
(Michael David)
Champlin, MN 55316
763-201-8400, Fax 763-201-8410
[email protected]
Stahl Construction
(Josh Schultz)
5755 Wayzata Boulevard
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-931-9300, Fax 952-931-9941
www.stahlconstruction.com
[email protected]
T.F. Powers Construction Co.
910 6th Avenue N, PO Box 2088
Fargo, ND 58102
701-293-1312, Fax 701-293-7426
www.tfpowers.com
Unesco, Inc.
(Kevin McGauley)
584 Woodland Drive
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
952-486-7854, Fax 952-487-9389
www.unescocorp.com
[email protected]
Wenck Construction, Inc.
(Andy Hoffmann)
7500 Olson Memorial Hwy Suite 300
Golden Valley, MN 55427
952-837-3304
www.wenck.com
[email protected]
Educational Programs/Services
Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
(Caroline Olstad)
1600 University Avenue W,
Suite 300
St. Paul, MN 55104
800-779-0777 ext 2310
Fax 651-287-2325
efmn.org
[email protected]
Minnesota State Academies for the
Deaf and Blind
(Brad Harper)
615 Olof Hanson Drive
Faribault, MN 55021
507-384-6602, Fax 507-332-5528
www.msa.state.mn.us
[email protected]
The Minnesota Service Cooperatives
(Jeremy Kovash)
1001 East Mount Faith Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-739-3273, Fax 218-739-2459
www.lcsc.org
[email protected]
Electrical Engineers/AV Systems
Widseth Smith Nolting
(Kevin Donnay)
7804 Industrial Park Road
Baxter, MN 56425
218-829-5117, Fax 218-829-2517
www.widsethsmithnolting.com
[email protected]
Energy Solutions
Ameresco, Inc.
(Kent Wolf)
9855 West 78th Street, Suite 310
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
612-804-6274, Fax 952-942-5421
www.ameresco.com
[email protected]
(Pat Overom)
Suite 180
Blaine, MN 55449
763-354-2670, Fax 763-780-2866
www.ics-consult.com
[email protected]
(Kathleen Donovan)
Plymouth, MN 55447
612-554-5160, Fax 763-566-2208
[email protected]
Nexus Solutions
(Michael David)
Champlin, MN 55316
763-201-8400, Fax 763-201-8410
[email protected]
Unesco, Inc.
(Kevin McGauley)
584 Woodland Drive
Mahtomedi, MN 55115
952-486-7854, Fax 952-487-9389
www.unescocorp.com
[email protected]
Financial Management
Ehlers
(Joel Sutter)
3060 Centre Pointe Drive
Roseville, MN 55113
651-697-8514, Fax 651-697-8555
www.ehlers-inc.com
[email protected]
Eide Bailly LLP
(Ross Manson)
Fargo, ND;
Minneapolis, Mankato, MN
855-220-8634, Fax 507-386-6268
www.eidebailly.com
[email protected]
EMC Insurance
(Jerry Harlow)
11095 Viking Drive, Suite 230
800-362-4670
www.emcins.com
[email protected]
MSBA-Sponsored Administration and
Compliance Service (A&C Service)
Administration and Compliance
Service
(Paige McNeal, Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC)
888-507-6053 or 763-552-6053
Fax 763-552-6055
www.ebcsolutions.com
[email protected]
MSBA-Sponsored MNTAAB
(Minnesota Tax and Aid Anticipation
Borrowing) Program
(Patty Heminover, Springsted, Inc.)
800-236-3033 or 651-223-3058
Fax 651-268-5058
www.springsted.com
[email protected]
MSBA-Sponsored P-Card
(Procurement Card) Program
800-891-7910 or 314-878-5000
Fax 314-878-5333
www.powercardpfm.com
MSBA-Sponsored PaySchools-Data
Business Systems
(Andy Eckles)
12835 E. Arapahoe Road,
Tower II, Suite 500
Centennial, CO 80112
303-779-6573 or 855-210-8232 X 130
www.payschools.com
www.databusys.com
[email protected]
Fire & Security
Public Finance
Arvig
150 Second Street SW
Perham, MN 56573
888-992-7844
arvigbusiness.com
[email protected]
(Maggie R. Wallner)
612-337-9300, Fax 612-337-9310
[email protected]
Fitness Equipment
2nd Wind Exercise Equipment
(Shon Hartman)
7585 Equitable Drive
952-224-1240, Fax 952-906-6905
www.2ndwindcommercial.com
[email protected]
Floor Coverings
Hiller Commercial Floors
(Dave Bahr)
2909 S Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
507-254-6858 or 888-724-1766
Fax 507-288-8877
www.hillercarpet.com
[email protected]
Food Service Products & Services
Taher, Inc.
(Erin Marissa)
5570 Smetana Drive
952-945-0505, Fax 952-945-0444
www.taher.com
[email protected]
Health Insurance
PreferredOne
(Mike Thielen)
6105 Golden Hills Drive
Golden Valley, MN 55416
763-847-3549, Fax 763-847-4010
www.PreferredOne.com
[email protected]
Insurance
Minnesota School Boards Association
Insurance Trust (MSBAIT)
(Denise Drill, Gary Lee)
1900 West Jefferson Avenue
St. Peter, MN 56082-3015
800-324-4459, Fax 507-931-1515
www.msbait.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
Riverport Insurance Company
(Dave Kyllo)
222 South Ninth Street, Suite 1300
612-766-3227, Fax 612-766-3397
www.riverportinsurance.com
[email protected]
MSBA-Sponsored
SchoolFinances.com
(Todd Netzke, Ann Thomas)
Netzke: 507-254-6215
Thomas: 612-598-0930
www.schoolfinances.com
[email protected]
[email protected]
Labor Relations
PFM Asset Management, LLC MSDLAF+
(Donn Hanson)
800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2710
612-371-3720, Fax 612-338-7264
www.msdlaf.org
[email protected]
612-339-0060, Fax 612-339-0038
www.ratwiklaw.com
[email protected]
(Maggie R. Wallner)
612-337-9300, Fax 612-337-9310
[email protected]
612-339-0060, Fax 612-339-0038
www.ratwiklaw.com
[email protected]
Security/Communications Systems
Arvig
Perham, MN 56573
888-992-7844
arvigbusiness.com
[email protected]
Software Systems
MSBA-Sponsored PaySchools-Data
Business Systems
(Andy Eckles)
12835 E. Arapahoe Road,
Tower II, Suite 500
Centennial, CO 80112
303-779-6573 or 855-210-8232 X 130
www.payschools.com
www.databusys.com
[email protected]
Technology
Arvig
Perham, MN 56573
888-992-7844
arvigbusiness.com
[email protected]
Transportation
Hoglund Bus Co., Inc.
(Jason Anderson)
PO Box 249
Monticello, MN 55362
800-866-3105, Fax 763-295-4992
www.hoglundbus.com
[email protected]
Minnesota School Bus Operators
Association
(Shelly Jonas)
10606 Hemlock Street NW
Annandale, MN 55302
320-274-8313, Fax 320-274-8027
www.msboa.com
[email protected]
North Central Bus & Equipment
(Sandy Kiehm)
2629 Clearwater Road
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320-257-1209, Fax 320-252-3561
www.northcentralinc.com
[email protected]
Telin Transportation Group
(Dave Mohr)
16290 Kenrick Loop
Lakeville, MN 55044
612-850-6348, Fax 952-435-9066
www.telingroup.com
[email protected]
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